Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Current Champion

Nikolas Polsinelli, career statistics:
44 correct, 6 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
35.96% in first on buzzer (41/114)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,500

To win:
3 games: 64.111%
4: 41.102%
5: 26.351%
6: 16.894%
7: 10.831%
Avg. streak: 3.786 games.
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All Time Winnings

All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Regular Play Only:

1. Ken Jennings $2,520,700
2. James Holzhauer $2,462,216
3. Matt Amodio $1,518,601
4. Amy Schneider $1,382,800
5. Jamie Ding $882,605
6. Cris Pannullo $748,286
7. Mattea Roach $560,983
8. Jason Zuffranieri $532,496
9. Scott Riccardi $455,000
10. David Madden $430,400
11. Julia Collins $428,100
12. Matt Jackson $411,612
13. Austin Rogers $411,000
14. Ray Lalonde $386,400
15. Harrison Whitaker $373,999
16. Adriana Harmeyer $349,600
17. Caleb Groen $346,968
18. Adam Remsen $306,415
19. Ryan Long $299,400
20. Arthur Chu $297,200

All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Including Tournaments (and Consolation Prizes):

1. Brad Rutter $4,968,436
2. Ken Jennings $4,372,700
3. James Holzhauer $3,614,216
4. Matt Amodio $1,964,601
5. Amy Schneider $1,864,800
6. Yogesh Raut $1,598,403
7. Victoria Groce $1,023,801
8. Mattea Roach $897,983
9. Jamie Ding $885,605
10. David Madden $785,733
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Andrew He $684,365
14. Larissa Kelly $671,930
15. Matt Jackson $623,612
16. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
17. Paolo Pasco $548,717
18. Scott Riccardi $533,000
19. Jerome Vered $499,102
20. Julia Collins $495,767
21. Austin Rogers $493,000
22. Juveria Zaheer $491,000
23. Ben Ingram $449,201
24. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
25. Buzzy Cohen $441,603

Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category News From The Stork) for Tuesday, October 29, 2024 (Season 41, Game 37):

One of the 10 or so babies born at Argentina’s Esperanza Base in this place was fittingly named Marisa de las Nieves

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

John Liu, a marketing analyst from Santa Monica, California

Aimée Record, a middle school teacher from Long Island, New York

Ian Taylor, a food sales rep originally from Cleveland, Ohio (1-day total: $19,601)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Cleveland’s Ian Taylor had a very strong performance in general last night in preventing Will Wallace from reaching five victories. Today, he faces off in his title defense against Aimée Record and John Liu.

Correct response: What is Antarctica?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

(The following write-up is original content and is copyright 2024 The Jeopardy! Fan. It may not be copied without linked attribution back to this page.)

There are two permanently-inhabited-by-civilian bases on the continent of Antarctica: Argentina’s Esperanza Base and Chile’s Villa Las Estrellas, with Esperanza Base dating back to 1953. Marisa de las Nieves (de las Nieves translating from Spanish to “of the snows”) was the first woman born on the base in 1978.

Assuming contestants can make the translation of “nieves” = “snows”, this should be a straightforward Final Jeopardy clue, in my opinion.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, October 29, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Alaskan Cities; Singing Through The Centuries; Reality & Competition TV Shows; Going Deep On The Fast Food Menu; Sorry, No Shake Today; The Machine’s Broken)

Ian struggled midway through the round, losing money on three straight clues (including the Daily Double). At the break, Aimée led with $2,400 to John’s $1,800 and Ian’s -$1,200.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Aimée 3 correct 0 incorrect
John 3 correct 0 incorrect
Ian 3 correct 3 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

John graduated college at the age of 15.
Aimée had bridesmaids with significant academic credentials.
Ian worked on a crab fishing boat for two days in Chesapeake Bay as a teenager.

Aimée had a strong time, picking up 4 correct to extend her lead as Ian got out of the hole.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Aimée 7 correct 0 incorrect
John 5 correct 0 incorrect
Ian 9 correct 3 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Aimée $3,800
John $2,600
Ian $1,000

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Historic Women; Time For Some Drama; An “A” In Psychology; Join Up!; Movie Outlaws; Prefixes)

Oh no! John forgot his phrasing for the second time on DD2—and in that instance, it’s an incorrect response. While John got DD3 correct, a number of Triple Stumpers led to a low score going into Final and John not having a runaway.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

John 13 correct 1 incorrect
Ian 14 correct 5 incorrect
Aimée 9 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 3 (1 today).

Scores going into Final:

John $5,600
Ian $3,400
Aimée $600

Both Ian and John were correct in Final; that makes John the new Jeopardy! champion! He’ll be back tomorrow to defend.

Tonight’s results:

Aimée $600 – $598 = $2 (What is Buenos Aires?)
Ian $3,400 + $2,201 = $5,601 (What is Antarctica?)
John $5,600 + $2,201 = $7,801 (What is Antarctica) (1-day total: $7,801)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) SINGING THROUGH THE CENTURIES $800 (clue #6)
Ian 1000 -1000 (Aimée 1600 John 800)
2) AN “A” IN PSYCHOLOGY $2000 (clue #7)
John 5400 -5400 (Ian 2200 Aimée 1800)
3) HISTORIC WOMEN $800 (clue #25, $2400 left on board)
John 3600 +1600 (Ian 3000 Aimée -200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -156

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Ian 3 3 4*
Aimée 4 2
John 5

DJ! Round:
Ian 1 2 3 4 3 4
Aimée 2
John 5 4 3 5* 4† 5 4 5 5 5 4 3† 3 3 2† 2 1 2*

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

John 3.68
Ian 3.00
Aimée 2.67

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: AN “A” IN PSYCHOLOGY $400
Total Left On Board: $400
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 3 (0.08 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

John $10,200 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 21.43% in first on buzzer (12/56), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Ian $4,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 5 incorrect, 32.14% in first on buzzer (18/56), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Aimée $600 Coryat, 9 correct, 3 incorrect, 19.64% in first on buzzer (11/56), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $15,200
Lach Trash: $25,800 (on 21 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $12,600
Lead Changes: 9
Times Tied: 1

Player Statistics:

Ian Taylor, career statistics:

40 correct, 11 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
38.05% in first on buzzer (43/113)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $0)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,800

Aimée Record, career statistics:

9 correct, 4 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
19.64% in first on buzzer (11/56)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $600

John Liu, career statistics:

14 correct, 1 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
21.43% in first on buzzer (12/56)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,800)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,200

John Liu, to win:

2 games: 30.616%
3: 9.373%
4: 2.870%
5: 0.879%
6: 0.269%
Avg. streak: 1.441 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• A reminder to all viewers that failure to phrase is a warning offense in the Jeopardy! Round and a penalty offense in Double Jeopardy or on Daily Doubles. Ken handled both situations 100% properly per the rules of the show.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: John $5,600 Ian $3,400 Aimée $600)

Ian: I would bet between $1,200 and $2,199. (Actual bet: $2,201)

Aimée: Bet whatever you like—though you might be able to sneak into second with an all-in bet if Ian bets to try to pass John by $1. (Actual bet: $598)

John: Standard cover bet over Ian is $1,201. (Actual bet: $2,201)

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